Disaster Resources

If you or your business have been affected by a natural disaster, such as the recent Southern California wildfires in January 2025, here are some resources available to help our JPL subcontractors.

Californians can go to CA.gov/LAfires – a hub for information and resources from state, local and federal government.

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses from wildfires in Los Angeles County can apply for disaster assistance:

• Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
• By calling 800-621-3362
• By using the FEMA smart phone application for Apple or Android devices
• Assistance is available in over 40 languages
• If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.

The Los Angeles Housing Department offers emergency resources for those affected by the recent wildfires. This site provides information on financial assistance, housing support, and legal protections for Los Angeles residents affected by the wildfires, including FEMA grants, temporary housing options, and tenant rights.

Since the firestorm, California has worked with federal and local providers to help businesses with the resources and support they need to recover and rebuild.

• 200+ business advisors from Small Business Support Centers funded through the California Office of the Small Business Advocate’s (CalOSBA) Technical Assistance Program are staffed across the region.
  • This includes business advisors from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Women’s Business Center (WBC) who can answer loan application, insurance, employee support and business recovery questions. They are co-located at the Disaster Recovery Center at Pasadena City College and the Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Camarillo (Ventura County).
  • SBDC and WBC advisors are also present at the various Business Recovery Centers organized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
• CalOSBA has launched a Resource Guide for small businesses impacted by the wildfires through its Outsmart Disaster website, and is conducting a series of online trainings in both English and Spanish.
  • The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) is offering loan programs for businesses from 1 to 750 employees affected by the LA wildfires.
    • IBank’s Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program (DRLGP) issues loan guarantees up to 95% of the loan through IBank’s partner Financial Development Corporations to help small business borrowers impacted by disaster who need term loans or lines of credit for working capital.